Nursing Home Abuse Reports and Information
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Important Information on Nursing Home Abuse and What You Can Do About It
Fight Nursing Home Abuse
Should you sue your nursing facility?
If any elder has been abused at a nursing facility, it is institutional abuse. Institutional abuse is committed by a person who has a legal obligation to care for the elder in a nursing home... More »
Medicare Information
Nursing homes are licensed and heavily regulated under both federal and state law and are supposed to protect elderly residents. View our list of 30 important resources regarding Medicare... More »
Preventing Medical Mistakes
A mistake-free diagnosis and mistake-free treatment means the best possible health care. The causes of medical mistakes are many and varied. Unfortunately, everyone is human... More »
Signs of Elder Abuse
How Can You Tell If Your Loved One is a Victim of Abuse?
Medication, diseases and illness make it difficult to detect signs of elder abuse.
Getting Legal Help
Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers
Nursing home or elder abuse is a complicated field of law and not every lawyer deals with such cases.
Questions to Ask Your Nursing Home
Make an appointment to visit the nursing home.
When you visit to nursing home, make sure you ask certain questions to determine if the nursing home is suitable for your elder relative. You should ask the following questions before choosing a nursing home:
- Is there a doctor available on call?
- Does the staff know the residents by name?
- Are Medicare and Medicaid plans accepted?
- Are religious services available?
- How many licensed RNs are on staff at all times?
- More Questions...
Reporting Abuse
If you are unsure where to report a case of elder abuse, you can contact an attorney specializing in elder law who can help you with the reporting.
Medicare Eligibility for Nursing Home Care
Medicare will cover nursing home care only if the patient receiving the care needs skilled nursing.
Nursing Home Abuse
Abuse can be physical, emotional, financial and sexual. More ...